thing of the past

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The delayed offside flag could almost become a thing of the past after Fifa unveiled new technology to be used at the 2026 World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Cheap oil looks like a thing of the past.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Thanks to AI, and a local scientist, such disappointment may soon be a thing of the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Journalism doesn’t look the same as it did 50 years ago, but that doesn’t mean that the stubborn reporter is a thing of the past.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Power politics might have been a thing of the past elsewhere, but it was alive and seething in the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman